Marcus Williams

34 Marcus Williams
Marcus Williams
  • Height:
    5-9
  • Weight:
    172
  • Hometown:
    Apopka, Fla.
  • Position:
    RB
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Bishop Moore Catholic
  • gp
    11
  • yds
    609
  • yds/g
    55.4
  • td
    7
Bio

2018: Williams concluded his red-shirt junior season as Carson-Newman's leading scorer for the year and second-leading rusher.  He found the end zone seven times on the ground and once on a kickoff return.  Williams wrapped up the year with 609 yards on 82 carries.  He averaged 7.4 yards per rush and 55.4 yards per game.  The Apopka, Fla.-native produced two, 100-yard rushing efforts in his final four games.  He went for 110 yards on eight carries and two scores against Virginia-Lynchburg (10/20), which also went down for his only multi-rushing TD day of the season.  He concluded the year with 110 yards on five carries against UNC Pembroke (11/10).  Williams finished the year with eight carries of 20 yards or more and four carries of at least 50 yards.  His long rush was a 63-yard jaunt against Mars Hill (10/13).  He was Carson-Newman's top kickoff returner. He averaged 24.5 yards per return and brought a kickoff back 94 yards for a score against Limestone.

2017: Appeared in three games with three starts at running back for the Eagles before going down with a knee injury. He rushed 26 times for 127 yards and two scores.  he had 10 carries for 44 yards against Saint Augustine's and 10 carries for 46 yards against Wingate in week three before going down for the year with his injury.  Williams' two touchdowns came in week one against Pikeville. 

2016: Made appearances in seven games as a reserve running back.  Williams tallied 22 carries for 135 yards and two scores, with a long rush of 29 yards.  His scores came against Brevard (10/8) and Mars Hill (9/24).  Williams was most effective against the Lions when he had 55 yards on five carries.  He also did damage against the Tornados with 40 yards on seven carries.  

2015: Appeared in six games as a reserve running back.  Williams rushed for 107 yards on 13 carries with a touchdown.  He averaged 8.2 yards a rush.  Williams did the bulk of his damage in garbage time against Brevard and Limestone.  Against the Tornados, he carried the ball three times for 40 yards, against the Saints, he scored his lone touchdown of the season on nine carries for 60 yards. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Marcus Williams checks at 5-9, 175 pounds after starring for coach Matt Hedrick at Bishop Moore Catholic High School.  As a Hornet, Williams touted 26 touchdowns in 14 games to lead his district in his senior year.  Williams also led the district in yards with 1,517.  He added 2,083 all-purpose yards. In his senior season, he was the conference's player of the year, team MVP and a Florida All-State honorable mention selection.  Williams was also a nominee for the Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football Player of the Year.  He earned the 2014  Orlando Area All-Star Jeff Wenstrom Sportsmanship Award. Williams also ran track and high school and is his school's record-holder in the 100 and 200-meter dashes. He was also on the school-record holding 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams.  In 2014, he helped guide Bishop Moore Catholic High School to an undefeated regular season for just the second time in school history.  The Hornets were both conference and regional champions. 

PERSONAL: The son of Rafael Oliver and Karen Galasso-Oliver, Williams plans to study business management at Carson-Newman.  Williams credits running backs coach Nick Reveiz for bringing him to Carson-Newman.  "I talked with him a lot once he found me," Williams wrote. "His words of encouragement and support through my recruiting process was like no other coach that was recruiting me." Williams was also recruited by Catawba, Lenoir-Rhyne, Valpairaso and Beloit.  

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Rushes 82 48
Yards 609 275
Yards per game 55.4 39.3
Yards per rush 7.4 5.7
Touchdowns 7 3
Fumbles 2 1
Fumbles lost 1 0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13
Game Log - Passing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Rushing
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 18 89 4.9 19 0 - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 3 25 8.3 12 1 - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 8 29 3.6 13 0 1 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 2 6 3.0 4 0 - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 11 73 6.6 16 1 - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 9 40 4.4 15 1 - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 9 97 10.8 63 1 - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 8 110 13.8 56 2 - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 9 30 3.3 10 0 - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 5 110 22.0 60 1 1 1
Game Log - Receiving
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 1 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 1 1
Game Log - Kicking
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - 0
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - 0
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - 0
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - 0
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - 0
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - 0
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - 0
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - 0
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - 0
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - 0
Game Log - Punting
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 - - - - - - - -
Game Log - Returns
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 2 28 14.0 19 0 - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 18 18.0 18 0 - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 21 21.0 21 0 - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 94 94.0 94 1 - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 33 33.0 33 0 - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 2 33 16.5 24 0 - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 2 29 14.5 17 0 - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 4 83 20.8 58 0 - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 2 53 26.5 29 0 - - - - -
Game Log - All-Purpose
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 1 89 - - 28 117
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 1 25 - - 18 43
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 1 29 -2 - - 27
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 1 6 - - 21 27
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 1 73 - - - 73
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 1 40 - - 94 134
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 1 97 - - 33 130
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 110 - - 33 143
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 1 30 - - 29 59
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 1 - - - 83 83
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 110 - - 53 163
Game Log - Scoring
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 6 1 - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 12 1 - 1 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 12 2 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 - - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 6 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0 -
Game Log - Defense
Game Log - Defense
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 30 at West Fla. L, 19-9 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 8 at Virginia Union W, 33-29 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 15 Wingate W, 31-14 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 22 at Newberry L, 23-3 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 29 at Catawba W, 33-30 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 6 Limestone W, 52-24 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 13 Mars Hill W, 49-27 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 20 Virginia-Lynchburg W, 63-10 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 27 at Tusculum L, 41-28 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 3 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 40-21 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 at UNC Pembroke W, 34-13 1 0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 38 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Career Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2015-16 6 13 106 17.7 8.2 1 33 - -
2016-17 7 22 135 19.3 6.1 2 29 - -
2017-18 3 26 127 42.3 4.9 2 19 2 1
2018-19 11 82 609 55.4 7.4 7 63 2 1
2019-20 11 21 158 14.4 7.5 2 54 - -
Total 38 164 1135 29.9 6.9 14 63 4 2
Career Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2015-16 6 - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 1 0.1 7 1.0 7.0 0 7
2017-18 3 1 0.3 36 12.0 36.0 0 36
2018-19 11 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0
2019-20 11 1 0.1 16 1.5 16.0 0 16
Total 38 4 0.1 57 1.5 14.3 0 36
Career Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - 0
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - 0
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - 0
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - 0
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 38 - - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2015-16 6 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 3 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 - - - - - - - -
Career Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2015-16 3 84 28.0 0 61 - - - - -
2016-17 1 23 23.0 0 23 - - - - -
2017-18 5 85 17.0 0 35 - - - - -
2018-19 16 392 24.5 1 94 - - - - -
2019-20 6 213 35.5 1 95 - - - - -
Total 31 797 25.7 2 95 - - - - -
Career Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2015-16 6 106 - - 84 190 31.7
2016-17 7 135 7 - 23 165 23.6
2017-18 3 127 36 - 85 248 82.7
2018-19 11 609 -2 - 392 999 90.8
2019-20 11 158 16 - 213 387 35.2
Total 38 1135 57 - 797 1989 52.3
Career Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2015-16 6 1.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
2016-17 12 1.7 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2017-18 12 4.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
2018-19 48 4.4 7 0 1 - - - - - - 0
2019-20 18 1.6 2 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Total 96 2.5 14 0 2 - - - - - - 0
Career Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2015-16 6 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2016-17 7 1 1 2.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2017-18 3 0 2 2.0 .7 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2018-19 11 2 2 4.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
2019-20 11 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Total 38 4 6 10.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Passing
Statistic gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Split Stats - Rushing
Statistic gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 82 609 55.4 7.4 7 63 2 1
Conference 7 48 275 39.3 5.7 3 63 1 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 34 276 55.2 8.1 4 63 1 0
Away 6 48 333 55.5 6.9 3 60 1 1
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 53 484 69.1 9.1 7 63 2 1
Losses 4 29 125 31.3 4.3 0 19 - -
Month
August 1 18 89 89.0 4.9 0 19 - -
September 4 24 133 33.3 5.5 2 16 1 0
October 4 35 277 69.3 7.9 4 63 - -
November 2 5 110 55.0 22.0 1 60 1 1
Split Stats - Receiving
Statistic gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 1 0.1 -2 -0.2 -2.0 0 0
Conference 7 1 0.1 -2 -0.3 -2.0 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 0.2 -2 -0.4 -2.0 0 0
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 1 0.1 -2 -0.3 -2.0 0 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 4 1 0.3 -2 -0.5 -2.0 0 0
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Kicking
Statistic gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 4 - - - - - - - 0
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Punting
Statistic gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -
Split Stats - Returns
Statistic kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total 16 392 24.5 1 94 - - - - -
Conference 9 260 28.9 1 94 - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 8 243 30.4 1 94 - - - - -
Away 8 149 18.6 0 29 - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 231 33.0 1 94 - - - - -
Losses 9 161 17.9 0 58 - - - - -
Month
August 2 28 14.0 0 19 - - - - -
September 2 39 19.5 0 21 - - - - -
October 6 189 31.5 1 94 - - - - -
November 6 136 22.7 0 58 - - - - -
Split Stats - All-Purpose
Statistic gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event
Total 11 609 -2 - 392 999 90.8
Conference 7 275 -2 - 260 533 76.1
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 276 -2 - 243 517 103.4
Away 6 333 - - 149 482 80.3
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 7 484 -2 - 231 713 101.9
Losses 4 125 - - 161 286 71.5
Month
August 1 89 - - 28 117 117.0
September 4 133 -2 - 39 170 42.5
October 4 277 - - 189 466 116.5
November 2 110 - - 136 246 123.0
Split Stats - Scoring
Statistic pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event
Total 48 4.4 7 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Conference 24 3.4 3 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 30 6.0 4 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Away 18 3.0 3 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 48 6.9 7 0 1 - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Month
August 0 0.0 0 - 0 - - - - - - 0
September 12 3.0 2 0 0 - - - - - - 0
October 30 7.5 4 - 1 - - - - - - 0
November 6 3.0 1 - 0 - - - - - - 0
Split Stats - Defense
Statistic gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event
Total 11 2 2 4.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 0 1 1.0 .1 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 1 2 3.0 .6 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 1 0 1.0 .2 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 7 2 1 3.0 .4 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Losses 4 0 1 1.0 .3 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Month
August 1 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
September 4 - - 0.0 .0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
October 4 1 1 2.0 .5 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
November 2 1 1 2.0 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
News mentions
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High-flying Eagles step out of conference to face Virginia-Lynchburg
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Carson-Newman rides hot start, efficient ground game to Homecoming rout of Mars Hill
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Patience proves valuable as Williams expands role
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Carson-Newman rides Wimbush, strong second half to win at Virginia Union
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time since 2011, No. 22 Carson-Newman opens the year on the road. 

Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs
Carson-Newman Football Position Previews: The Running Backs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the sixth part in an eight-part series chronicling each of Carson-Newman football’s positions for 2018.  This breakdown highlights the Eagles’ running backs with assistance from associate head coach Mike Clowney.

Carson-Newman Football Media Day Press Conference Transcripts
Carson-Newman Football Media Day Press Conference Transcripts

Jefferson City, Tenn. - Mike Turner and Larry Slade discuss the Eagles upcoming season, expectations for the offense and defense, and what he’s learned with a year of head coaching under his belt. 

League-best 12 Eagles earn preseason All-SAC honors
League-best 12 Eagles earn preseason All-SAC honors

ROCK HILL, S.C. – A South Atlantic Conference-best 12 Carson-Newman football players earned preseason All-SAC honors, including a league-high nine first teamers, in the conference’s annual preseason laurels, which were announced Thursday morning.